Given the high cost and PITA of SOCs, I've often wondered about using something like this http://www.ntt-at.com/product/pop311/ to just do our own connectors.
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Carl Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > All orange would generally indicate MM. All yellow would be SM. You can > get them color coded as well. http://www.fiberinstrumentsales.com/ > cable/fan-out-break-out-kits/fis-12-color-coded-break-out- > kit-40-tubing-3mm-for-250um.html > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Last night I had looked at the Corning Spider....which is a 3mm fan out, >> but every tube is orange, whereas the 900um ones kept the color coding. If >> I can get 3mm without losing the color coding I'll definitely do it. >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Carl Peterson" <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 3/29/2017 11:17:26 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Splice on Connectors >> >> The good SOCs are expensive and a pain. The Cheap SOCs are a real pain >> and it takes awhile to find good ones. Some of the ones we have gotten >> from China were just junk. Others were OK. >> >> If you are going to do a fan out on loose tube, do it at 3mm and not >> 900um. >> >> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We use Unicams everywhere. >>> >>> *From:* Adam Moffett >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:01 AM >>> *To:* Animal Farm >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Splice on Connectors >>> >>> I have a vendor who's really pimping their SOC's. The idea is you can >>> splice the connector onto a 900um fiber and then plug directly into your >>> electronics. No splice tray. >>> >>> So in theory I could put a fan out kit on each buffer tube coming into >>> an enclosure and then with SOC's go directly into the switch. I do have a >>> space limitation at the moment (long story), so eliminating splice trays >>> and patch panels is sounding really good right now. >>> >>> Does anybody love/hate SOC's? >>> >>> Also how does the splice in the SOC not need additional support when a >>> normal splice sleeve does? Does the connector body really protect it well >>> enough? >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Carl Peterson >> >> *PORT NETWORKS* >> >> 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 >> >> Baltimore, MD 21202 >> >> (410) 637-3707 >> >> > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
